diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d3d96b7e..d19ed87e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ platformio.local.ini
 # Throwaway build worktrees; committing one adds a stray gitlink that makes every
 # CI checkout warn "No url found for submodule path ... in .gitmodules".
 .build-wt-*/
+scripts/__pycache__/*